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Where To G o To Get Satellite Services in the Government The GSA Satellite Services Program

Where To G o To Get Satellite Services in the Government The GSA Satellite Services Program. Jim Russo SATCOM II Program Manager Federal Acquisition Service Integrated Technology Services. Presented at the Interactive Technologies Conference 2010.

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Where To G o To Get Satellite Services in the Government The GSA Satellite Services Program

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  1. Where To Go To Get Satellite Services in the GovernmentThe GSA Satellite Services Program Jim Russo SATCOM II Program Manager Federal Acquisition Service Integrated Technology Services Presented at the Interactive Technologies Conference 2010

  2. Satellite is an important part of GSA’s Wireless Broadband Offerings Satellite is an important component of GSA’s wireless portfolio

  3. Commercial Satellite Services support the Government with: Reliable communications where no wire line or wireless infrastructure exists Surge capacity for Military Support and Communications Quickly deployed Domestic Emergency Response Communications Continuity of Operations/Service Diversity Supplements Terrestrial Networks How does commercial satellite support the Government?

  4. Three levels of Satellite Services Levels of Satellite Service Bandwidth For Network Backup and Diversity Satellite Phones Portable Terminals

  5. How does GSA Offer Satellite Services today?... …Through multiple contract vehicles GSA Satellite Portfolio

  6. SATCOM-II Provides End-to-End Solutions

  7. Service Type IMobile Satellite Communications Satellite Phones – Voice & Low Rate Data Iridium – Provides voice and data services. Data rates up to 2.4 kbps. Covers the whole earth, including poles, oceans, and airways. Globalstar –Provides voice and data services. Data rates up to 9.6 kbps . Coverage area includes North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and parts of Africa.

  8. Service Type IMobile Satellite Communications Voice and Data Services (Cont’d) Inmarsat – Inmarsat provides mobile voice and high speed data services. Includes Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN). Data rates range from 600bps to 256kbps. Coverage area includes about 98% of the land mass area. Thuraya – Provides voice, fax, and data via hand held, vehicular, and fixed terminals. Data rates up to 9.6 kbps. Coverage area includes Europe, North, Central Africa and large parts of Southern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) – MSV provides wireless data, voice, and dispatch radio services. Coverage area includes North America. It is interoperable with other services (e.g. LMR).

  9. Service Type IFixed Satellite Communications Bandwidth Terminals Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) -1m to 3m Dishes Large Terminals – 3m to 6m > 6m Dish Size < 1m

  10. Service Type IIDistance Learning Solutions Satellite provides an effective and economical way to deliver interactive training to widely dispersed personnel • Uses: • Medical Training • Aircraft Maintenance • Homeland Defense • Biological Terrorism • Multicultural Training

  11. Service Type IISatellite Internet Access, Video Streaming and Broadcast Services SATCOM-II Offers IP Based Services with Global Coverage Shared Access Services • Network backbone links over satellite • Corporate VSAT applications • Consumer applications (video on demand) • Real time video distribution (IPTV)

  12. Service Type IIContinuity of Operations • Providing satellite connectivity when • terrestrial connection (frame relay, MPLS, T1, etc.) is not available. • Routing Overview: • Routes traffic over wire-line or satellite paths based on policy based rules • Loss of primary path will result in all traffic being re-routed over the other path • Upon restoral of primary link, all traffic re-routed back to primary path • Path Diversity using Satellite for to achieve COOP Satellite backup as “Insurance”

  13. Service Type II Emergency Response/Disaster Recovery • Bandwidth • Fly-away kits SATCOM-II Contracts offer:

  14. Service Type III Satellite Design, Engineering, and Maintenance Services • Satellite system engineering design, • Site Surveys, Installation, • Configuration, • Training, and • Ongoing maintenance and operational support for the services delivered under Service Types I and II.

  15. Service Type IV Professional Support Services (Small Business Only) • Abstract or concept studies and analysis • Strategic and preliminary planning • Requirements definition and analysis • The evaluation of alternative technical approaches • Modeling and simulation, enterprise architecture design • Cost/cost-performance trade-off analysis • Feasibility analysis, etc.

  16. SATCOM-II Contract Information

  17. Getting Started Visit GSA's web site at http://www.gsa.gov/satcom At GSA’s web site you can review the SATCOM-II Customer Users Guide Contractors Services Matrices SATCOM-II contracts online through links to each contractor's web site eBuy for SATCOM-II http://www.gsa.gov/ebuy select Network Services and Telecommunications under the GSA Technology Contracts listing, then select SATCOM-II.

  18. For Additional Information: GSA’s Web Portal http://www.gsa.gov/satcom SATCOM-II Program Office Jim Russo 703-306-6631 jim.russo@gsa.gov Annette Cole 703-306-7670 annette.cole@gsa.gov Anita Keeler 703-306-6306 anita.keeler@gsa.gov SATCOM-II Contracts Office Patti Stang 703-306-6404 patricia.stang@gsa.gov

  19. GSA Partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) GSA Partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 19

  20. GSA-DISA Partnership to Acquire Future Commercial SATCOM Services A Combat Support Agency DSTS-G (2001) DISA Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition Inmarsat (2001) DISA SATCOM II (2007) GSA • DISA and GSA have established a long-term agreement to accomplish: • Solicitation Development • Source Selection • Contract Operation 20 • DSTS-G – DISA Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Satellite Transmission Services—Global

  21. Vendor defines parameters for use and price Leased Bandwidth Network Network Vendor defines standards, interfaces, and subscription rates + + + + + Leased Bandwidth Integration Services User Equipment Teleport Network Management Customer defines standards, components, and interfaces (which determines cost) Coming Soon! Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition TRANSPONDED CAPACITY Multiple Award IT Schedule 70 SIN 132-54 “Plug-in” SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ($/month, $/minute, $/MB) Multiple Award IT Schedule 70 SIN 132-55 CS2 and CS2-SB Multiple Award ID/IQ Contracts Custom END-TO-END SOLUTIONS (Custom SATCOM Solutions-CS2) 21 21

  22. Program Update: Milestones Draft Schedule 70 Solicitation Release Final Schedule 70 Solicitation Release Draft ID/IQ RFP Release Final ID/IQ RFP Release Schedule 70 Contract Awards* ID/IQ Contract Awards Oct 2009 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 July 2010 Dec 2010 Q4 FY11 Coming Soon! Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition * Some awards may be sooner 22 22

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